AT&T Going After Verizon Wireless Assets

As part of its acquisition of Alltel Wireless, Verizon Wireless must divest $3 billion worth of spectrum and other assets, including coverage of some 2.1 million subscribers spread across 22 different states. The assets are up to Verizon to sell, but AT&T has made its interest in acquiring those assets clear. The Rural Cellular Association and the Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies voiced their concerns, as did the public interest group Public Knowledge. They feel the transfer of assets from the largest wireless network operator to the second largest network operator may not be in the best interest of consumers. The Department of Justice must approve the divestitures, and will examine each market individually to make sure that competition is preserved.

Anybody with connections know where exactly this will happen? I have family in Virginia that have Verizon, and I have both AT&T and Verizon (still deciding which is better). I do know that the area they live will be affected by the merger. Verizon has footprint there as well as the late Alltel. If AT&T buys the towers there both services would work. I just wanna know if this will be all divested towers or just certain areas.